3-Methylpentadecane

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2882-96-4

    Molecular formula
    C16H34

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCC(C)CC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 75.86%
    Oily 31.33%
    Fatty 30.72%
    Sweet 25.0%
    Gassy 23.97%
    Fishy 19.31%
    Odorless 19.06%
    Meaty 17.8%
    Burnt 15.13%
    Clean 15.11%

     

    Flavor
    Alkane 65.64%
    Waxy 45.91%
    Mild 23.1%
    Bland 22.99%
    Delicate 22.68%
    Slightly waxy 22.16%
    Incense 21.2%
    Citrus peel 21.16%
    Grapefruit peel 20.69%
    Coumarinic 20.3%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.6

    pKa est.
    8.59 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    226.44 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Very slow

    Boiling point est.
    280°C

    Flash point

    • 121.97 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 3-METHYLPENTADECANE
    • 2882-96-4
    • Pentadecane, 3-methyl-
    • 3-methyl-pentadecane
    • X64R3JC095
    • UNII-X64R3JC095
    • DTXSID30880751
    • Pentadecane, 3methyl
    • RefChem:94945
    • DTXCID001022112
    • 680-586-8
    • FWXKCXJPHSAYMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • Tridecane, ethylmethyl-
    • SCHEMBL99299
    • SCHEMBL1116076
    • SCHEMBL2577161
    • SCHEMBL4618899
    • SCHEMBL5984100
    • SCHEMBL10987570
    • SCHEMBL11324250
    • CHEBI:191242
    • LMFA11000403
    • DB-047469
    • NS00096008
    • 3-Methylpentadecane

  • Applications

    3-Methylpentadecane (CAS 2882-96-4) is a branched C16 aliphatic hydrocarbon that may be used as a non-polar solvent and diluent in industrial formulations; it may serve as a processing aid or lubricant in polymer and plastics processing; in coatings and inks it may act as a hydrocarbon diluent to adjust solvency and viscosity; in cleaning formulations it may function as a hydrocarbon solvent component; in perfumery and cosmetics it may serve as a fragrance carrier for aroma compounds; and in household products it may provide a low-volatility solvent or diluent for spray formulations.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 488.85
    methanol 134.94
    isopropanol 871.98
    water 0.0
    ethyl acetate 4481.76
    n-propanol 823.68
    acetone 2332.34
    n-butanol 1390.84
    acetonitrile 554.28
    DMF 893.88
    toluene 3158.86
    isobutanol 945.97
    1,4-dioxane 4776.34
    methyl acetate 1713.28
    THF 10652.88
    2-butanone 3218.99
    n-pentanol 1031.07
    sec-butanol 1398.47
    n-hexane 6003.61
    ethylene glycol 10.61
    NMP 1654.9
    cyclohexane 12364.03
    DMSO 1222.55
    n-butyl acetate 11510.22
    n-octanol 1233.8
    chloroform 4923.57
    n-propyl acetate 4054.67
    acetic acid 243.93
    dichloromethane 4934.66
    cyclohexanone 7243.94
    propylene glycol 50.54
    isopropyl acetate 4510.93
    DMAc 1360.15
    2-ethoxyethanol 782.21
    isopentanol 2037.75
    n-heptane 11493.3
    ethyl formate 857.51
    1,2-dichloroethane 4691.25
    n-hexanol 2674.77
    2-methoxyethanol 742.19
    isobutyl acetate 3281.39
    tetrachloromethane 1875.66
    n-pentyl acetate 4321.5
    transcutol 5668.98
    n-heptanol 1293.66
    ethylbenzene 1960.66
    MIBK 3883.5
    2-propoxyethanol 2106.57
    tert-butanol 2353.82
    MTBE 8118.68
    2-butoxyethanol 1469.35
    propionic acid 427.35
    o-xylene 2009.54
    formic acid 9.58
    diethyl ether 8428.38
    m-xylene 2062.79
    p-xylene 2408.57
    chlorobenzene 2284.25
    dimethyl carbonate 358.16
    n-octane 2370.05
    formamide 25.5
    cyclopentanone 5036.03
    2-pentanone 4661.15
    anisole 2252.4
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 8289.47
    gamma-butyrolactone 2871.32
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1078.78
    pyridine 3517.44
    3-pentanone 3655.43
    furfural 1507.26
    n-dodecane 717.23
    diethylene glycol 333.76
    diisopropyl ether 5176.4
    tert-amyl alcohol 2509.18
    acetylacetone 3053.29
    n-hexadecane 897.84
    acetophenone 1624.01
    methyl propionate 1928.44
    isopentyl acetate 10080.04
    trichloroethylene 5000.45
    n-nonanol 1349.81
    cyclohexanol 2875.21
    benzyl alcohol 660.12
    2-ethylhexanol 4702.24
    isooctanol 1670.77
    dipropyl ether 19284.89
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2192.67
    ethyl lactate 562.39
    propylene carbonate 1930.54
    n-methylformamide 207.75
    2-pentanol 1844.83
    n-pentane 3588.65
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3791.76
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4821.78
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 1334.43
    mesitylene 1846.48
    ε-caprolactone 4760.08
    p-cymene 2779.4
    epichlorohydrin 4370.06
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 6436.78
    2-aminoethanol 60.94
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1726.76
    sulfolane 3222.79
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1498.7
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 10354.39
    n-hexyl acetate 4014.82
    isooctane 1434.67
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1866.9
    sec-butyl acetate 4091.67
    tert-butyl acetate 6324.27
    decalin 2868.16
    glycerin 60.08
    diglyme 4620.68
    acrylic acid 170.19
    isopropyl myristate 2384.77
    n-butyric acid 1675.88
    acetyl acetate 1900.33
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 755.8
    ethyl propionate 3750.12
    nitromethane 549.43
    1,2-diethoxyethane 9649.16
    benzonitrile 1233.79
    trioctyl phosphate 803.58
    1-bromopropane 7214.73
    gamma-valerolactone 3732.11
    n-decanol 995.99
    triethyl phosphate 2355.37
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1572.94
    propionitrile 1186.76
    vinylene carbonate 1065.58
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1259.78
    DMS 1352.88
    cumene 1418.86
    2-octanol 1316.87
    2-hexanone 4319.7
    octyl acetate 2049.61
    limonene 6580.31
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 4296.69
    ethyl orthosilicate 2902.29
    tributyl phosphate 1207.98
    diacetone alcohol 2664.93
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1665.06
    acrylonitrile 656.08
    aniline 1396.05
    1,3-propanediol 232.51
    bromobenzene 3354.06
    dibromomethane 4736.09
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 5437.15
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 4463.5
    tetrabutyl urea 1596.16
    diisobutyl methanol 4059.41
    2-phenylethanol 1268.84
    styrene 2120.67
    dioctyl adipate 2139.86
    dimethyl sulfate 537.63
    ethyl butyrate 10179.98
    methyl lactate 300.74
    butyl lactate 1359.5
    diethyl carbonate 4176.87
    propanediol butyl ether 611.42
    triethyl orthoformate 7106.59
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2871.34
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1734.49
    morpholine 5166.14
    tert-butylamine 2789.45
    n-dodecanol 836.72
    dimethoxymethane 1555.61
    ethylene carbonate 1399.08
    cyrene 693.82
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 3077.7
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 9541.32
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 2191.77
    4-methylpyridine 3618.24
    dibutyl ether 10360.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 4059.41
    DEF 3690.53
    dimethyl isosorbide 2921.4
    tetrachloroethylene 2992.12
    eugenol 932.01
    triacetin 2046.42
    span 80 1347.95
    1,4-butanediol 81.9
    1,1-dichloroethane 4707.44
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1533.81
    methyl formate 170.31
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1619.53
    n-decane 1725.35
    butyronitrile 2316.11
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2410.62
    1-chlorooctane 3443.23
    1-chlorotetradecane 1160.87
    n-nonane 2107.22
    undecane 1027.62
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2367.39
    cyclooctane 4311.99
    cyclopentanol 1900.31
    tetrahydropyran 13351.66
    tert-amyl methyl ether 5798.34
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 2383.29
    1-hexene 7124.98
    2-isopropoxyethanol 1002.25
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 60.94
    methyl butyrate 4484.31

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction